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. >> you have said and we know the economy impacted donations, you think the election impacted -- >> this is my third presidential election. we find that our giving goes down beginning in september, significantly in october and november and then we try and recover in december. >> okay. is that what we are trying to do here today? >> it is. we have an acute need for new clothing and warm blankets for the homeless. the fiscal cliff issue has people hesitant about what to do with their finances. we hope people know there are a lot of desperate needs. >> the need is for donations. they collected and distributed blankets and warm coats. they need you to give. also, log on to gfsh.org to learn more about that organization. there's a link to them on our website, www.nbcwashington.com. barbara? >> thanks, pat. still ahead, people are secretly doing their holiday shopping. i'll tell you where. >>> plus, the battle of the beltway has this region torn. we'll explain. [ male announcer ] this commercial is not about getting fios; it's about getting fios. that moment after you finally got it, that
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. >>> today we could see the impact, the threat the fiscal cliff is having on our economy, even before the end of the year, the labor department will release its november jobs report this morning. many economists believe fewer than 100,000 new jobs were created this month. that may be because companies are waiting to hire more companies until after the financial crisis is resolved. superstorm sandy likely had an impact on the unemployment rate economisted expect the unemployment rate to remain at 7.9%. >>> president obama says this northern virginia couple is proof that lawmakers must come to an agreement on a budget deal by the end of the year. he met with tiffany and richard santana yesterday. living with tiffany's parents to help make ends meet. she wrote about her struggles to the white house as part of a social media campaign. >> we live with an extended family. we have two sets of adult incomes in our home. it would be more like a $4,000 tax increase for us, which would be relatively devastating for our family. i wanted to share that with the white house. i wasn't sure i was goin
. >>> today we could see the impact, the threat the fiscal cliff is having on our economy, even before the end of the year, the labor department will release its november jobs report this morning. many economists believe fewer than 100,000 new jobs were created this month. that may be because companies are waiting to hire more companies until after the financial crisis is resolved. superstorm sandy likely had an impact on the unemployment rate economisted expect the unemployment rate...
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warned a congressional committee they would have just over a month to negotiate in 2013 before the economy falls apart. >> by mid-february, it will be doing a lot of damage. >> reporter: anticipating the fiscal cliff and massive layoffs that could come with it, democrats called on lawmakers to continue an extension to jobless benefits expiring this year. >> now they're at risk of losing their last lifeline. >> reporter: 25 days left, no deal yet. republicans are worried they may be losing ground on the tax hike debate. and a new poll shows the majority of voters trust the president and democrats on the issue. reporting live on capitol hill, danielle lee, news4. >>> polls show many americans want hillary clinton to run for president in 2016, but that doesn't seem to be on top of her to-do list as she steps down as secretary of state. mrs. clinton is in dublin ireland, today on one of one of her last foreign trips. she admitted she's looking forward to the quiet life. >> i'm, frankly, looking forward to returning to living a life that enjoys a lot of simple pleasures, and gives me time for f
warned a congressional committee they would have just over a month to negotiate in 2013 before the economy falls apart. >> by mid-february, it will be doing a lot of damage. >> reporter: anticipating the fiscal cliff and massive layoffs that could come with it, democrats called on lawmakers to continue an extension to jobless benefits expiring this year. >> now they're at risk of losing their last lifeline. >> reporter: 25 days left, no deal yet. republicans are worried...
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the museum operators say that in order to save time and money in a sluggish economy, the decision was made to consolidate to a 23,000-square foot, $5 million museum. that will still offer interactive education families have come to expect from the children's museum. >> we're trying to promote global citizenship. we do it in a way that's very playful. >> reporter: this is my favorite exhibit. learning about food from all over the world. even if the food's not real. if you're interested in coming down to the children's museum, the grand opening is going to be december 14th. it will be open seven days a week and there's a $10 entrance fee. tracee wilkins, news4. >>> right now, president obama visited a northern virginia family today to put a face on the so-called fiscal cliff. tonight we talked with that family that's now in the national spotlight. >>> a well-known senator handed in his resignation today. >>> a few minutes ago the
the museum operators say that in order to save time and money in a sluggish economy, the decision was made to consolidate to a 23,000-square foot, $5 million museum. that will still offer interactive education families have come to expect from the children's museum. >> we're trying to promote global citizenship. we do it in a way that's very playful. >> reporter: this is my favorite exhibit. learning about food from all over the world. even if the food's not real. if you're...
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of the believe the country is on the right track, and most believe president obama will improve the economy. >>> the face of politics will change today, so to speak. david axelrod is saying sayonara to his mustache. he promised to shave it if he raised more than $1 million for epilepsy research. he surpassed his goal. the facial hair will soon be no more. you're saying your dad had a beard. when he shaved, you didn't recognize him. >> he had a beard until i was 10 or 11 years old. he shaved it one day and i said, who is that? >> melissa mollet had a similar story about her dad. >> your facial hair, it's a big statement. >> okay. >> we'll see how he looks. coming up on 6:51. time to get a check of weather and traffic on the ones. >>> eun and richard, good morning to you. good morning to everybody. a little light rain first thing this morning. isn't going to add up to too much, but danella's been following slipperiness on the morning commute. be extra careful today. it's just liquid at this point in time. temperatures well above the freezing mark. not looking for wintry weather. no icing prob
of the believe the country is on the right track, and most believe president obama will improve the economy. >>> the face of politics will change today, so to speak. david axelrod is saying sayonara to his mustache. he promised to shave it if he raised more than $1 million for epilepsy research. he surpassed his goal. the facial hair will soon be no more. you're saying your dad had a beard. when he shaved, you didn't recognize him. >> he had a beard until i was 10 or 11 years...
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reporter: warning a congressional committee they would just have a month to negotiate in 2013 before the economy falls apart. >> by mid-february it will be doing a lot of damage. >> reporter: democrats called on lawmakers to continue an extension to jobless benefits expiring this year. >> now they're at risk of losing their last lifeline. >> reporter: 25 days left, no deal yet. republicans have word they may be losing ground on the tax hike debate. the latest poll shows the majority of voters actually trust the president and democrats on the issue. reporting live on capitol hill, i'm danielle lee, news4. >>> the santanas live in the falls church area in fairfax county. they did not expect to get a visit from the president just because they shared their story. julie carey sat down with them and asked what it's like now to be in the middle of this fight over the fiscal cliff. . >> reporter: the house you see behind me isn't exactly where tiffany santana and her extended family live. their door is around back. it leads to the basement apartment they rent for $2,000 a month. and today they became th
reporter: warning a congressional committee they would just have a month to negotiate in 2013 before the economy falls apart. >> by mid-february it will be doing a lot of damage. >> reporter: democrats called on lawmakers to continue an extension to jobless benefits expiring this year. >> now they're at risk of losing their last lifeline. >> reporter: 25 days left, no deal yet. republicans have word they may be losing ground on the tax hike debate. the latest poll shows...
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what is it that's transformed and built the economy? federal contracting. from 1980 through 2009 federal contracting in northern virginia increased from $1.7 billion to 38.5 billion, but there's worry the bottom could fall out. >> government contractors stopped doing business in fairfax county because it will be dramatically reduced. >> reporter: these two men were farther of the board meeting this week asking congress to hurry up and resolve the impending sequestration. >> if you make the kind of cuts that some suggest happen are then you're really hurting a lot of the small businesses and residents in fairfax county who rely on federal contracts for their livelihood and ultimately that trickles down to and affects fairfax county. >> reporter: fairfax county pulled in $23 billion in federal contract money in 2009. that's more than any county in the nation and $3 billion more than washington d.c. so what is it about fairfax county that makes it so attractive? dulles airport. the international airport provides easy access to washington on its highway. dulles
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. >> he warns that they should have over a month to negotiate in 2013 before the economy falls a part. >> by mid-february it will do a lot of damage. >> anticipating the fiscal cliff and massive layoffs democrats called on lawmakers to extend jobless benefits that are going to expire this year. 25 days left, no deal yet. republican feel like they might be losing ground. the latest poll shows the majority of voters trust the president and the democratics on the issue. >> mustaches, all part of a penn state photo posted online. >> they are holding two signs that many found racially offensive. >> it is the end for hundred that tick. congress has removed that word from federal law. we will tell you why when we come back. >> baseball lovers rejoice. some major upgrades are on the way for the stadium in hanover. a casey know is pumping in the money and we're hearing the plans include a new scoreboard. officials tell us this is their way of giving back. >> covering the nations tonight penn state is at the center of a new controversy. this time after a photo was taken at a mexican-themed soro
. >> he warns that they should have over a month to negotiate in 2013 before the economy falls a part. >> by mid-february it will do a lot of damage. >> anticipating the fiscal cliff and massive layoffs democrats called on lawmakers to extend jobless benefits that are going to expire this year. 25 days left, no deal yet. republican feel like they might be losing ground. the latest poll shows the majority of voters trust the president and the democratics on the issue. >>...
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you're going to destroy a fragile economy. you can't get there by taxing your way into it and you can't grow your way out of this. you have to have a blend. when you have leaders of parties and people from the administration saying i think it will be to the advantage of the democrats to go off the cliff or i think it will be advantage to the republicans to go off the cliff or the president to go off the cliff, that's like betting your country. there's stupidity involved in that. this is big-time stuff. >> let me ask you about a report that some republicans now are perhaps willing to see the tax rates rise to some degree on top earners in exchange for later getting a better deal on some of these spending cuts. but tieing it to that vote to raise the debt ceiling basically saying that debt ceiling vote is our point of leverage. do you agree with that approach? >> when they get to that, they'll do the same blood letting they did in august. that's the way that will be. but you can't get there -- the threats going back and forth, y
you're going to destroy a fragile economy. you can't get there by taxing your way into it and you can't grow your way out of this. you have to have a blend. when you have leaders of parties and people from the administration saying i think it will be to the advantage of the democrats to go off the cliff or i think it will be advantage to the republicans to go off the cliff or the president to go off the cliff, that's like betting your country. there's stupidity involved in that. this is...
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. >> i think it underestimates the potential impact on the economy and the very people we're trying to protect would be the most affected if that happened. so i don't think it's a good idea at all to go off the fiscal cliff. >> first of all, two questions, would you be willing to work through the christmas holiday to make sure this gets done? >> absolutely. >> second question, what about foregoing any pay until you solve this problem? >> well, the problem with that is there are 535 of us and i'm willing to solve the problem and compromise. i don't want to be penalized because of somebody else. >> fair enough. congressman connolly, we thank you for being here. i take it that means you want to keep collecting your paycheck. >> i want to get something done for the american people and in congress of two years the people get to throw us out of office if we didn't do our job. >> thank you, fair enough. glad you got that cough under control. tomorrow maryland senator ben cardin will be here and talk about fiscal cliff as well at 7:00. you can send in questions to mailbag@wusa9.com or leave a
. >> i think it underestimates the potential impact on the economy and the very people we're trying to protect would be the most affected if that happened. so i don't think it's a good idea at all to go off the fiscal cliff. >> first of all, two questions, would you be willing to work through the christmas holiday to make sure this gets done? >> absolutely. >> second question, what about foregoing any pay until you solve this problem? >> well, the problem with that...
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two new signs that box is thriving, even in this economy. the and now they will at 1500 new cafes and into the united states. they are also offering a new product. a steel gift card. the costs $450. it costs you $50 to buy the card because it is made of steel. starbucks is only making 5000 of them available. >> it will embarrassment tonight for the hospital where kate middleton is currently being treated for severe morning sickness. a radio talk-show in australia prank call the hospital pretended to be the queen of england. the staff bought it. >> good morning. this is ... -- this is elizabeth speaking. >> good morning. i'm calling about kate. i want to see her tummy but is doing. -- tummy bug is doing. >> the hospital says the regret giving up a commission on kate's condition. >> i am pretty sure the queen would know the direct line to the room. >> and the nurse would know. >> bet she knows now. >> welcome back. >> thank you. great to be back. >> outside tonight a little bit of a chill in the air coming in. like it tim brant early date, isn
two new signs that box is thriving, even in this economy. the and now they will at 1500 new cafes and into the united states. they are also offering a new product. a steel gift card. the costs $450. it costs you $50 to buy the card because it is made of steel. starbucks is only making 5000 of them available. >> it will embarrassment tonight for the hospital where kate middleton is currently being treated for severe morning sickness. a radio talk-show in australia prank call the hospital...
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researchers say the weak economy in the united states is what's causing the decline. >>> busy signals, dropped calls, all too familiar afor instances for people -- aannounces for people who use 911. but one congressman is blaming verizon wireless for the problems. >> jerry connolly described a subpar 911 system run by verizon. now he wants the federal communications system to help fix it. ken molestina tells us how. >> i guess i would give it a d. >> reporter: virginia congressman jerry connolly is slamming verizon wireless. they're contracted to route 911 calls throughout much of the washington area. according to him, they've fallen short. >> the whole purpose of having 911 is when you need it, it works. >> reporter: he cites recent weather events that have knocked out the systems as examples of where they've failed. during the 2010-2011 winter, several storms interrupted 911 service. more recently this summer's derecho did the same thing. >> the catastrophic failure that occurred at the time of the derecho is not an isolated incident. there have been a number of 911 outages. >> repo
researchers say the weak economy in the united states is what's causing the decline. >>> busy signals, dropped calls, all too familiar afor instances for people -- aannounces for people who use 911. but one congressman is blaming verizon wireless for the problems. >> jerry connolly described a subpar 911 system run by verizon. now he wants the federal communications system to help fix it. ken molestina tells us how. >> i guess i would give it a d. >> reporter:...
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that'll be a problem for our economy. people will not be engaged unless they have clarity in this thing. i have more faith in this institution. after the end of the day, you do the right thing. if you look at the history of this body, it roughly comes up with the right answer. we have not dealt with the debt ceiling since the beginning of this country. i think we are very capable and we can do it. >> i will respond by saying that we have been trying to deal with our cascading debt and deficit for decades. i would say that we have been far short of doing the right wing -- right thing to look for a healthy fiscal future. >> thank you, senator. >> i agree that we usually do the right thing but only after we try everything else. the time has come. i see this as a scary time. we need to protect our fragile economy, but it is also an opportunity to move forward. i first question is based on your predictions -- what do you think the timeframe is for possible further downgrades from the crater agencies -- credit reating agencies?
that'll be a problem for our economy. people will not be engaged unless they have clarity in this thing. i have more faith in this institution. after the end of the day, you do the right thing. if you look at the history of this body, it roughly comes up with the right answer. we have not dealt with the debt ceiling since the beginning of this country. i think we are very capable and we can do it. >> i will respond by saying that we have been trying to deal with our cascading debt and...
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our economy pay as to much for the healthcare dollars. we've got to get better results. >> is there anything else you can specifically put on the table? i got to press you on this that would hurt you the way raising rates would hurt the public? >> i understand we started with spending cuts. this is part of the debt ceiling debate. we got a trillion dollars discretionary budget cuts that's in the bank. now we're talking about needing a revenue component. yes, we need to bring down the cost of healthcare and we've got to save money in our military. we're bringing our troops home. that's where we can get some savings. we can come up with enough savings to avoid the fiscal cliff now between the revenues and savings. >> the house has left town a few days and say look, there's nothing to do because there's no deal on the table. would you personally be absolutely ready to stay on the hill locked in rooms with republicans until you guys got a deal over the holidays or whatever it took? >> absolutely. we can't allow to us go off the fiscal cliff.
our economy pay as to much for the healthcare dollars. we've got to get better results. >> is there anything else you can specifically put on the table? i got to press you on this that would hurt you the way raising rates would hurt the public? >> i understand we started with spending cuts. this is part of the debt ceiling debate. we got a trillion dollars discretionary budget cuts that's in the bank. now we're talking about needing a revenue component. yes, we need to bring down...
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. >> increasing tax rates draws money away from the economy that needs to be invested in the economy to put people back to work. it is the wrong approach. >> reporter: bolder by his re-election, and criticized for being soft on republicans in the past, he drew a hard line, including $1.6 trillion in revenues, $600 billion in additional spending cuts, about half in medicare, and at least $50 billion infrastructure spending. >> we don't want to increase tax rates, we're not going to increase tax rates. and we want to do something about the spending problem. >> reporter: aides say senate minority leader mcconnell laughed after tim geithner showed him the offer thursday. today, confl republican goals remain the same, they say, serious entitlement reform, including higher premiums for the wealthy, and increases in the eligibility wage, with the clock ticking, both sides are working. >> all of us will have to get out of our comfort zones to make it happen. >> reporter: now also a part of the president's plan ending congressional oversight of the debt limit, one aide says it is a pipe dream
. >> increasing tax rates draws money away from the economy that needs to be invested in the economy to put people back to work. it is the wrong approach. >> reporter: bolder by his re-election, and criticized for being soft on republicans in the past, he drew a hard line, including $1.6 trillion in revenues, $600 billion in additional spending cuts, about half in medicare, and at least $50 billion infrastructure spending. >> we don't want to increase tax rates, we're not...
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if funding drops out, buildings will go empty and commercial property taxes which fuel the county's economy will decline. >> we want to balance the approach to help us get out of this. it will have a significant impact on fairfax county if congress does nothing. >> reporter: in fairfax county, peggy fox, 9news. >> the biggest expenditure for fairfax and other local counties is the school budget. less money for the county will mean less money for schools. >>> we've dedicated our entire news department to track this story and be ready with alerts on air and on the web. every day we're featuring of course that show how you will be affected should we go over that fiscal cliff. you can get alerts sent straight to your phone about all of our fiscal cliff notes by texting the cliff to 25543. >>> more than $2 billion, that is the staggering amount of money spent on the presidential campaign according on campaign finance records. that includes nearly $86 million in fund raising by mitt romney's campaign in the final weeks of the election. a good portion was used on media ads. >>> one of the senate's
if funding drops out, buildings will go empty and commercial property taxes which fuel the county's economy will decline. >> we want to balance the approach to help us get out of this. it will have a significant impact on fairfax county if congress does nothing. >> reporter: in fairfax county, peggy fox, 9news. >> the biggest expenditure for fairfax and other local counties is the school budget. less money for the county will mean less money for schools. >>> we've...
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. >> reporter: with the economy and large chain stores it's been harder to compete and it doesn't make any sense to stay open anymore. >> steven's hardware. >> reporter: that greeting will soon not be heard. she's a local gal, born five blocks from here and moved two blocks closer when she got married. >> so i don't burn much gasoline. >> reporter: over20 family members have worked here over the years. >> all the people in my family. >>
. >> reporter: with the economy and large chain stores it's been harder to compete and it doesn't make any sense to stay open anymore. >> steven's hardware. >> reporter: that greeting will soon not be heard. she's a local gal, born five blocks from here and moved two blocks closer when she got married. >> so i don't burn much gasoline. >> reporter: over20 family members have worked here over the years. >> all the people in my family. >>
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ideally, the economy will turn around. that will make people more willing to shop and spend money and go out and actually just enjoy themselves. >> we do have a full list of all the fun events going on this holiday season on our website, wbaltv.com. just click on community calendar. wbal tv 11 news. >> coming up next, we all know johns hopkins university is a world class institution. ahead, how this education jim helps its neighbors. -- education gem plans to help its neighbors. >> and nothing to do with rain gear. >> coming up, cashing in on an ugly holiday tradition. the teenager who attacked the idea is earning him a little extra cash this season. >> rain is -- the teenager whose tacky idea is earning him whose tacky idea is earning him a little extra cash this whose tacky idea is earning him a little extra cash this wooohooo....hahaahahaha! oh...there you go. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! i'm gonna stand up to her! no you're not. i know. you know ronny folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. ho
ideally, the economy will turn around. that will make people more willing to shop and spend money and go out and actually just enjoy themselves. >> we do have a full list of all the fun events going on this holiday season on our website, wbaltv.com. just click on community calendar. wbal tv 11 news. >> coming up next, we all know johns hopkins university is a world class institution. ahead, how this education jim helps its neighbors. -- education gem plans to help its neighbors....
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they're blaming the increase in eligibility standards and the struggling economy for the new trend. >>> you called it a roller coaster lynette. warm a few days ago, this morning when i walked outside. uh-huh. >> did you have the coat? >> no. >> you didn't bring your coat? >> what's wrong with you? >> i didn't want to go back in and get the coat. i'll suffer. >> okay, don't do what charlie did people. you want the coat this morning. he is not a good example whatsoever. make sure you layer yourself as you head out the door this morning and we have lots of sunshine though throughout the day. temperatures really dropping off this morning. because we don't have any type of cloud cover. no type of weather to talk about. if you want the weather you have to head back over towards the midwest because you're getting some rain and snow across michigan this morning: and also wisconsin and we're dealing with some wet weather and also this will continue as we go through time and that area. but we're not going to be dealing with that today. we'll be dealing with lots of sunshine to the bus this morn
they're blaming the increase in eligibility standards and the struggling economy for the new trend. >>> you called it a roller coaster lynette. warm a few days ago, this morning when i walked outside. uh-huh. >> did you have the coat? >> no. >> you didn't bring your coat? >> what's wrong with you? >> i didn't want to go back in and get the coat. i'll suffer. >> okay, don't do what charlie did people. you want the coat this morning. he is not a good...
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we just have to get this economy as you said repeatedly, back in balance and that's probably the best place to start. >> jennifer: totally agree. totally agree. so we are on the same page. so let's get to the specifics. what would you suggest in terms of specific policies? give me a couple of examples of policies that you think would had he been bring manufacturing back? >> well, the gating policy, governor is to have a manufacturing policy. every one of the g20 minus only ourselves has very specific policies that they call industrial policy, manufacturing policy and for a variety of political reasons not very good reasons, we don't have such. but we have to get moving quickly as the president has said in the post election period. and probably the best thing that we could do right now governor, is a national infrastructure bank in your home state and every other state of the union we know that we have a very deteriorated infrastructure base, that's probably the most intimate thing that we could do to reenergize manufacturing. the second thing is buy domestic, buy american, not anymore
we just have to get this economy as you said repeatedly, back in balance and that's probably the best place to start. >> jennifer: totally agree. totally agree. so we are on the same page. so let's get to the specifics. what would you suggest in terms of specific policies? give me a couple of examples of policies that you think would had he been bring manufacturing back? >> well, the gating policy, governor is to have a manufacturing policy. every one of the g20 minus only ourselves...
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that is bad for the economy. the $30 billion cost of extending the programs would generate $33 billion in benefits. that is because the money trickles through the system. the unemployment insurance check spent on food, housing, he teen, all of the basic necessities that give us a multiplier effect. host: this is from the national employment law project. estimates of numbers of people who will be affected if the program ends. 2 million workers collecting insurance will be cut off after payments for the week ended december 29. nearly 1 million more workers will run out of state unemployment benefits without access to the euc by the end of the first quarter of 2013. tickets for those numbers a little bit and specifically the one a million more workers. guest: there are two fundamental programs part of the extension. the important thing about them, this is what really counts in this, they provide the additional benefits passed the six months the market. if workers do not get the additional benefits, they are possibly
that is bad for the economy. the $30 billion cost of extending the programs would generate $33 billion in benefits. that is because the money trickles through the system. the unemployment insurance check spent on food, housing, he teen, all of the basic necessities that give us a multiplier effect. host: this is from the national employment law project. estimates of numbers of people who will be affected if the program ends. 2 million workers collecting insurance will be cut off after payments...
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it is being outcompeted by new emerging economy. we asked about the report the government makes for business and enterprise. it is fair to say that his answer has captured the imagination of all political parties that will respond formally in the spring. so here's what we will do now. first, government spending should be alone with the business community. we will provide new money to support the partnerships. from april 2015, the governmental elites one of the funding and get people back to work. the gross funds are having businesses get back into the game. we are going to support businesses and technologies where britain has a clear technology advantage. we will extend our global lead in aerospace and support the supply chain for advanced infection. we've also support british companies to new emerging markets in asia and africa and the americas. and increasing the funding for the uk by over 25% a year. so they can help more firms build the capacity of overseas british chambers and maintain our country's position as the number one d
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terms of the economy and getting people employed again. we don't want to go with an austerity approach like europe that will put us into potentially a double dip recession. >> speak to me about another issue that you've really been on the forefront of, and that is immigration reform, specifically as it pertains to highly educated and highly qualified students and individuals who are in the united states. the house basically has just passed a bill that would allow them to stay in the united states longer but it doesn't look like it has much future in the senate. what are your thoughts? >> this is an issue where we really ought to be able to get to yes. i've introduced legislation to try to address this issue and make sure that we can provide visas to people that graduate with degrees, advanced degrees from the united states institutions, in engineering, in math and science. so i don't think we're all that far apart but there hasn't been a willingness yet to come to resolve some of the remaining issues. but this ought to be really a no-brain
terms of the economy and getting people employed again. we don't want to go with an austerity approach like europe that will put us into potentially a double dip recession. >> speak to me about another issue that you've really been on the forefront of, and that is immigration reform, specifically as it pertains to highly educated and highly qualified students and individuals who are in the united states. the house basically has just passed a bill that would allow them to stay in the...
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it's going to go down as his economy. i ask people who was speaker of the house during the great depression when roosevelt was president. i'll give a hundred dollars to anyone who can name who the speaker of the house was in the critical first hundred days -- >> jim over there would know. >> henry thomas reigny. now, there's a name in the history books. point being, the speaker is an important player, this is significant, but it is obama's job to lead and define so if there's negative consequences here, particularly in the economy, it's going to be in the obama era, things didn't get fixed. who is it? the australian finance minister who says the united states is one budget deal away from being a great country. there's a lot of people in business who think we are poised to do some really good things in the global economy, the united states is, but if we can't untangle this mess, it's not going to happen. >> you know about the inner workings in the government more than any living person, every single administration of our l
it's going to go down as his economy. i ask people who was speaker of the house during the great depression when roosevelt was president. i'll give a hundred dollars to anyone who can name who the speaker of the house was in the critical first hundred days -- >> jim over there would know. >> henry thomas reigny. now, there's a name in the history books. point being, the speaker is an important player, this is significant, but it is obama's job to lead and define so if there's...
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if there was no super storm sandy, the economy could have added 200,000 jobs. instead we are looking at at about 100,000 jobs. >> 5:07. 33 degrees at the airport. and get some ceremonies to remember the anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. >> attempting to hand over classified information. what he tried to leak. >> this is exit 17 at padonia road. volume is still light. weather and traffic when we come weather and traffic when we come back ♪ ♪ no two people have the same financial goals. pnc works with you to understand yours and help plan for your retirement. visit a branch or call now for your personal retirement review. >> good morning. 5:10. friday morning. closer to freezing when you get away from the city this morning. we do not have rain in the baltimore area. there are some scattered showers in the west. some out in carroll county .ppeared that pai there could be some freezing drizzle. this is related to a cold front that is moving in. it will give a say rain chance today -- it would give us a rain chance today. we'll talk more about the forec
if there was no super storm sandy, the economy could have added 200,000 jobs. instead we are looking at at about 100,000 jobs. >> 5:07. 33 degrees at the airport. and get some ceremonies to remember the anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. >> attempting to hand over classified information. what he tried to leak. >> this is exit 17 at padonia road. volume is still light. weather and traffic when we come weather and traffic when we come back ♪ ♪ no two people have the...
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but it's already been feeling effects of the soft economy. the recent recession left many commercial buildings vacant. if more businesses go under, that means more vacancies, more job losses, possible new foreclosures, and tax revenue to the state could take a dive as well. that is where we see these ripple effects happening. >> a lot of big contracts. that makes a huge impact around here. absolutely. >> thanks, jess. >>> superstorm sandy is widely thought to have slowed the u.s. job growth last month. the only question is how much. an answer is expected to emerge from the government's job report from november which is due out today. meanwhile new jersey's governor paid a visit to president obama yesterday asking for money to help his state rebuild. the storm destroyed 80% of this sea side heights community and left the famous boardwalk in pieces. governor chris christie says it will take $37 million to rebuild that area. the president is expected to ask congress for $50 billion but that will not cover the $83 billion that new york, new jerse
but it's already been feeling effects of the soft economy. the recent recession left many commercial buildings vacant. if more businesses go under, that means more vacancies, more job losses, possible new foreclosures, and tax revenue to the state could take a dive as well. that is where we see these ripple effects happening. >> a lot of big contracts. that makes a huge impact around here. absolutely. >> thanks, jess. >>> superstorm sandy is widely thought to have slowed...
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christie ileto has more on what this means for the local economy. >>> a new report shows that most of the visitors are from out of town, that they spend big bucks here in the area. and that the national aquarium is their main reason for flocking to baltimore. >> reporter: for deborah hanley, when you come to baltimore, there is one place you have to go. >> the aquarium. today is my 60th birthday, and i'm skipping work to celebrate. >> reporter: that's the city's main attraction for handley and other visitors this year, according to a new report. numbers show these underwater creatures show large crowds, draw 1.4 million visitors to the state. and helps maintain 333 jobs. >> it helps us to understand the impact we're making to the community. >> reporter: this comes as they received a nonprofit grant from the state. >> the $2.5 million that the state made available to us to help support that project was very, very important. to us, remaining vital and relevant, really providing new things for our visitors. >> reporter: the report also shows that people who come to the national aquarium
christie ileto has more on what this means for the local economy. >>> a new report shows that most of the visitors are from out of town, that they spend big bucks here in the area. and that the national aquarium is their main reason for flocking to baltimore. >> reporter: for deborah hanley, when you come to baltimore, there is one place you have to go. >> the aquarium. today is my 60th birthday, and i'm skipping work to celebrate. >> reporter: that's the city's main...
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it has done nothing to take our economy into a better shape. it was the bush tax cuts and the wars that drove us into this huge deficit that we have now. not the republicans' entitlements for this country and then we have neglected this country and the people of this country. we could have created jobs 10 times over. you have vets that are going to be coming back here, and where are the jobs for them? we have focused so much on these wars we got quagmired into, obama has been trying to get us out of them for the last four years. all the republicans have done for the last four years is say no, no, no to any kind of -- and obama has tried to push through bills to cut taxes for job creators, fo. host: for small businesses? caller: yes, for small businesses. host: here is reaction from senator lindsey gramm. he says this -- a republican from new jersey, go ahead. caller: i am calling in reference to this fiscal cliff. at this point, all the seniors are already in trouble. they are not going to get but a little increase. congress will automatically
it has done nothing to take our economy into a better shape. it was the bush tax cuts and the wars that drove us into this huge deficit that we have now. not the republicans' entitlements for this country and then we have neglected this country and the people of this country. we could have created jobs 10 times over. you have vets that are going to be coming back here, and where are the jobs for them? we have focused so much on these wars we got quagmired into, obama has been trying to get us...
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and that can drag our entire economy down. host: and dennis tweets in our system of government is good cop, bad cop, but they both still have the same boss, corporations. and here's the washington post this morning, business leaders debt push has doubters in the discussion about the fiscal cliff. host: and in the washington post is a picture of three c.e.o.'s coming out of the white house. this is patricia wuertz, she is the chief executive of archer daniel's midland. emmett fraser of merck and another person walking out. we're going to move onto william in maryland on our republican line. hi, william. caller: gorn. i love watching c-span, i'm a first time caller. host: welcome. caller: thank you. i'm not the greatest at this, but i can tell you as an african-american republican, who is a home owner association's president for his community of 339 homes, and someone who works in security, and someone who volunteers at least 40 hours a week on his community, there is a issue with us as americans and picking up slack. we put too
and that can drag our entire economy down. host: and dennis tweets in our system of government is good cop, bad cop, but they both still have the same boss, corporations. and here's the washington post this morning, business leaders debt push has doubters in the discussion about the fiscal cliff. host: and in the washington post is a picture of three c.e.o.'s coming out of the white house. this is patricia wuertz, she is the chief executive of archer daniel's midland. emmett fraser of merck and...
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what would this plant to for our economy? slowdown even more guaranteed, raise the unemployment rate, make us even more like europe. this tax, spend and borrow plan will not give america the growth we so desperately need. consider the timing. right now we have 8% unemployment, less than 3% growth and trillion dollar deficit every year. we are spending $9 billion a week in interest in the death. imposing those tax hikes now is simply bad economic policy, taking all restraints off of borrowing caused disaster. we need 5% growth. we are not going to get it like this. yet again president obama is reviewing his inner self. he is driven by a hard left ideology. take from this group, redistribute, government is everything. clearly the president is good at politics. he won the election but lousy economics. prosperity is not coming back anytime soon. [ male announcer ] where do you turn for legal matters? at legalzoom, we've created a better place to handle your legal needs. maybe you have questions about incorporating a business you'
what would this plant to for our economy? slowdown even more guaranteed, raise the unemployment rate, make us even more like europe. this tax, spend and borrow plan will not give america the growth we so desperately need. consider the timing. right now we have 8% unemployment, less than 3% growth and trillion dollar deficit every year. we are spending $9 billion a week in interest in the death. imposing those tax hikes now is simply bad economic policy, taking all restraints off of borrowing...
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they see action to ensure that the economy continues to grow. governors broadly speaking having an interest in washington making wise investments and rebuilding our infrastructure. they obviously have a stake in our health care entitlement programs including of course medicaid. and what governors house in common with the president of the united states is their chief executives. they run things and they're very practical and pragmatic about it by and large. you know, that is sometimes a distinction between governors and lawmakers on capitol hill. i can't speak for every single one of them, that they tend to want pragmatic solutions to these fiscal challenges of the president looks forward to having a conversation with those governors. [inaudible] >> in some other states have not yet been all the deadlines with regard to the health care exchanges, will that be on the table as part of the political discussions tomorrow? >> i suppose it could be discussed. i don't have an agenda beyond what we talked about your readout to you. >> on a different topi
they see action to ensure that the economy continues to grow. governors broadly speaking having an interest in washington making wise investments and rebuilding our infrastructure. they obviously have a stake in our health care entitlement programs including of course medicaid. and what governors house in common with the president of the united states is their chief executives. they run things and they're very practical and pragmatic about it by and large. you know, that is sometimes a...
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you are in the ability to give us a deal, any deal is crushing our economy. allow me to explain. since i read @jimcramer on tw twitter people say i'm biased. i believe that the compromise that all the common sense people are looking for, some combination of spending cuts, higher taxes and pro-growth initiatives doesn't come into play anymore in washington. too many pledges, too much ideology. i l am part of the 2% that's going to have to pay more. i have the highest effective tax rate possible, 48% for a variety of reasons. but i am willing to pay more because i used to pay more at one time and i'm grateful for what this country has done for me. i know that those of us are lucky enough to have done well in this country have had a really good run and it's time to show gratefulness, even if we think the government may be profligate with our money. enough already! i want others to do well too. so don't get the idea -- i'm not against the next guy doing better. the idea is that the small business person that everyone claims to be looking out for and the middle class people everyone p
you are in the ability to give us a deal, any deal is crushing our economy. allow me to explain. since i read @jimcramer on tw twitter people say i'm biased. i believe that the compromise that all the common sense people are looking for, some combination of spending cuts, higher taxes and pro-growth initiatives doesn't come into play anymore in washington. too many pledges, too much ideology. i l am part of the 2% that's going to have to pay more. i have the highest effective tax rate possible,...
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nearly 45% of the city's economy is tied to defense spending. and in response to sea level rise, the navy has been replacing 14 piers at a cost of $35 million to $40 million apiece. >> sea level here is coming up for lots of reasons. there is no reason for it to go down. it just keeps coming up. >> reporter: larry atkinson heads the climate change and sea level rise institute at old dominion university. >> there is anecdotal evidence and there is real evidence that we have from the tide gauges we have. we can measure this. the science is simple. >> reporter: atkinson is part of a team of scientists the state of virginia has hired to study flooding. an early draft of the bill in the state assembly that funded the study drew criticism from some conservatives. the virginia tea party described the study on its website as: "more wasted tax dollars for more ridiculous studies designed to separate us from our money and control all land and water use." the final bill avoided the phrases sea level rise and climate change and won overwhelming bipartisan s
nearly 45% of the city's economy is tied to defense spending. and in response to sea level rise, the navy has been replacing 14 piers at a cost of $35 million to $40 million apiece. >> sea level here is coming up for lots of reasons. there is no reason for it to go down. it just keeps coming up. >> reporter: larry atkinson heads the climate change and sea level rise institute at old dominion university. >> there is anecdotal evidence and there is real evidence that we have...
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. >> increasing tax rates draws money away from our economy that needs to be invested in our economy to put the american people back to work. it's the wrong approach. >> as the rhetoric heats up, the clock continues to tick down. after today, there are just ten legislative days on the calendar. the house announced they will be recessing one day early next would he week. joining me now from the white house, white house correspondent kristen welker. what's the latest from 1600 pennsylvania? >> well, good afternoon, craig. as you can see the holiday decorations are going up here at the white house. but it doesn't seem like anyone is in the holiday spirit. in fact, house speaker john boehner today said that these negotiations are essentially in a stalemate. president obama as you know hit the road, went to hatfield, pennsylvania to take his case to the people of pennsylvania. trying to put pressure on republicans to get on board with his plan to increase taxes on the wealthiest americans. he made his case at a toy maker there and exceptionally said that if lawmakers can't get a deal done
. >> increasing tax rates draws money away from our economy that needs to be invested in our economy to put the american people back to work. it's the wrong approach. >> as the rhetoric heats up, the clock continues to tick down. after today, there are just ten legislative days on the calendar. the house announced they will be recessing one day early next would he week. joining me now from the white house, white house correspondent kristen welker. what's the latest from 1600...
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the american economy is on the line. this is a moment for adults leadership. megyn: is there a political risk to the president? is there a political risk to him in looking a little too bashful little too smart, as they say, when it comes to this game? >> sure, there are political risks all around for both sides. he saw the president today. he has been doing this and will be doing more of it. trying to clean outside game and put pressure on and make the public put pressure on members of congress to deal with that. and to back his proposal. which she thinks the election gave him a mandate to do that. there are political risks all across the board. there is no telling who will get when or how this will shake out. megyn: the polls say that the republicans will get blamed. the polls say that the majority of americans will blame the house republicans. it is not clear whether the house republicans care what they say -- the big answer to the folks in their districts. nonetheless, do they stand blameless even right now? they are pointing at the president, saying that t
the american economy is on the line. this is a moment for adults leadership. megyn: is there a political risk to the president? is there a political risk to him in looking a little too bashful little too smart, as they say, when it comes to this game? >> sure, there are political risks all around for both sides. he saw the president today. he has been doing this and will be doing more of it. trying to clean outside game and put pressure on and make the public put pressure on members of...
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. >> a warning about what happened if the economy goes over the fiscal cliff. one and a half million americans could lose their jobs if lawmakers fail to come to an agreement. nationwide insurance warning customers the computer network has been hacked. nationwide is apologizing and offering customers identity theft protection for a year. posters may have a buyer for its wonder bread brand. it could take months before production of the bread brand wraps up again. optimism helping to give the dow and s&p a boost yesterday. apple was weighing on the nasdaq. walt disney world's new fantasy land is open after the biggest expansion in the 41-year history. the magic kingdom makeover includes giving out pagers and serving beer and wine for the first time ever. the park has been struggling with stagnant attendance. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> 5:22. 31 degrees at the airport. asking questions at a town hall meeting. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. do you think e
. >> a warning about what happened if the economy goes over the fiscal cliff. one and a half million americans could lose their jobs if lawmakers fail to come to an agreement. nationwide insurance warning customers the computer network has been hacked. nationwide is apologizing and offering customers identity theft protection for a year. posters may have a buyer for its wonder bread brand. it could take months before production of the bread brand wraps up again. optimism helping to give...
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they say that increase is due to job loss, the economy, high cost of housing, and a number of other issues. the agency said volunteers are essential and helping them fill the needs. >> different members of our organization are used to give them back mentoring and we have to do something as a collective group to put the university of maryland out there and show we care about the community. >> reporter: the food bank distribute -- distributes 500,000 pops of food each week and they could not help the thousands in need if they didn't get the help they need from the volunteers. >> to be able to give something of our time to help people who are in need is what is critical. and you see it every day as you drive to work. you see people and you your going to work. you need to take the time to volunteer and give something to the community. >> reporter: that was wisdom martin. we want you to know that this is really, really important to us, and we would really love your help. join us this friday at the following giant food likes in brentwood, montrose crossing in rockville, greenbriar and the hyatts
they say that increase is due to job loss, the economy, high cost of housing, and a number of other issues. the agency said volunteers are essential and helping them fill the needs. >> different members of our organization are used to give them back mentoring and we have to do something as a collective group to put the university of maryland out there and show we care about the community. >> reporter: the food bank distribute -- distributes 500,000 pops of food each week and they...
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we think it's better for the economy. pure and simple. secondly, the american people expect us to find common ground, to work together and to resolve this. frankly, sooner is better than later. >> you've been doing this for a long time and had many high-profile negotiation that is you've ended successfully. can you be candid here about where we are right now. the past 24 hours is this the necessary public posturing that needs to go on to get an ending, or is there a serious stalemate right now? >> there's a stalemate. let's not kid ourselves. i'm not trying to make this more difficult. if you've watched me over the last three weeks, i've been very guarded in what i have to say because i don't want to make it harder for me or the president or members of both parties to be able to find common ground, but when i come out the day after the election, and make it clear that republicans will put revenue on the table, i took a great risk, and then the white house spends three weeks trying to develop a prepolicy and they send one up here that call
we think it's better for the economy. pure and simple. secondly, the american people expect us to find common ground, to work together and to resolve this. frankly, sooner is better than later. >> you've been doing this for a long time and had many high-profile negotiation that is you've ended successfully. can you be candid here about where we are right now. the past 24 hours is this the necessary public posturing that needs to go on to get an ending, or is there a serious stalemate...
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caller: our economy is very fragile. a lot of the things the people in this country, the millionaires and billionaires have forgotten is the fact that if it were not for the tax payers, the infrastructure we put in place, to do business here, like good roads and power grids and bridges -- the list goes on. we the taxpayers are the ones who put this in place for them to make their millions and billions. i do not think it is wrong for everybody, including working class people, to pay their fair share. i think it is the right things that we have to do to dig in and bail this country out. guest: that is a good point. you just made the connection between the taxes we pay and when we get in return. one thing but a lot of people talk about is that in this country, sometimes people -- it is hard to make that connection. a lot of money we pay goes to the military, which maybe you're not involved in, or two seniors. maybe we're not there yet. we're paying a lot of money. we're not sure what we're getting back in return, and that i
caller: our economy is very fragile. a lot of the things the people in this country, the millionaires and billionaires have forgotten is the fact that if it were not for the tax payers, the infrastructure we put in place, to do business here, like good roads and power grids and bridges -- the list goes on. we the taxpayers are the ones who put this in place for them to make their millions and billions. i do not think it is wrong for everybody, including working class people, to pay their fair...
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it is a product he comes out with is good, if it is fair and just, and moves the countries economy, and starts declining the deficit then it's good. and the process will have worked. if it isn't, then we can revisit the process and say the process was flawed. >> the process getting there is the hard part. we could all in our heads draw up a deal but he has had people over the last couple of weeks, republicans taking risk. boehner took a risk, tom cole took a risk and he undercut them. he made them look stupid with what he did yesterday. they feel furious, they feel burned so you have to help your people along. you have to make it more possible. and so that's why i think you just got to what he offered was not only a balanced deal that would be fine if he offered something balance, he offered something even worse from the republican point of view than what he had offered a couple years ago. so he started with drawing things off the tab and it seemed like chest beats. >> we just went through an election, david. the republicans are the ones who are for medicare kurkts they really are. so w
it is a product he comes out with is good, if it is fair and just, and moves the countries economy, and starts declining the deficit then it's good. and the process will have worked. if it isn't, then we can revisit the process and say the process was flawed. >> the process getting there is the hard part. we could all in our heads draw up a deal but he has had people over the last couple of weeks, republicans taking risk. boehner took a risk, tom cole took a risk and he undercut them. he...
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i also think we are an economy that is driven by consumer demand. i cannot think of anything that would be more guaranteed to put the economy in a recession than increasing the price of all goods and services that we purchase by 20-25%. >> host: we'll give brad on twitter the last word here. he says negotiate and simplify, let the republicans lower taxes and get rid of the amt. john buckley, thank you for your help this morning in helping us try to understand the alternative minimum tax, appreciate it. >> guest: okay, good. >> in a few moments, a discussion of house spending cuts in the so-called fiscal cliff. in a little less than an hour, more about the fiscal cliff with republican representative tom cole from oklahoma. then the head of fema testifies on capitol hill about the government's response to hurricane sandy. and later, senate debate on the u.n. treaty for the disabled. ♪ ♪ >> this weekend on c-span3's american history tv, follow harry truman easeleddest grandson to hiroshima as the city prepared to mark the bombing of the city in 194
i also think we are an economy that is driven by consumer demand. i cannot think of anything that would be more guaranteed to put the economy in a recession than increasing the price of all goods and services that we purchase by 20-25%. >> host: we'll give brad on twitter the last word here. he says negotiate and simplify, let the republicans lower taxes and get rid of the amt. john buckley, thank you for your help this morning in helping us try to understand the alternative minimum tax,...
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and tax revenue as a share of our economy. mr. speaker, what you see on the chart with the green line is historical tax revenue. and what you see is going back to world war ii, going back to the mid 1940's, that it really has not mattered in the history of this nation whether the top tax rate was 90%, as it was before the kennedy years, or 70% as it was at the beginning of the kennedy years, or 28% as it was in the reagan years. it really has not mattered what the top bracket is. all americans are willing to give to government is about 18% of g.d.p. it turns out, mr. speaker, this will be no surprise to you, turns out americans are pretty smart. and if what you decide as the federal government is we're going to tax this behavior, well, americans start engaging in this other behavior instead. if what you say is no, i'm going to tax that behavior, they say, that's ok, i'll go do this instead. americans are pretty smart. and they change their behavior to maximize the benefit for their doctor -- themselves, their families and thei
and tax revenue as a share of our economy. mr. speaker, what you see on the chart with the green line is historical tax revenue. and what you see is going back to world war ii, going back to the mid 1940's, that it really has not mattered in the history of this nation whether the top tax rate was 90%, as it was before the kennedy years, or 70% as it was at the beginning of the kennedy years, or 28% as it was in the reagan years. it really has not mattered what the top bracket is. all americans...
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thousanddjobs nationwidee (cairns) "as part f the cutbackss... not clear"some are calling it a see-saw economy illed with up's and down's.... (jacob tight.. i was ob huntiig foo a while.." jacob was hired at a restaurnat tww months ago: (jacoo cooper))ya really got to prove yourself to get hired..." and thee there's chris:(voice only) (chris cooper)"its called charm ccty customer)"how are youuwhen hh found himself unemployeed... he put a dream : into action: (chris cooper)"i anted to put it out on the road anddput a restaurnat on wheels.. so what ive done is high end stuff. i dd seered scallops." nnw it's paying the bills. ((this is beef swhwarma"(flip and sizzlee nats))"thats eight ffity with tax"in downtown balt"thanks again" kc ox 45 news at 10 & &phow... fixing the fiscal clif could affect people on madicare...in about 15 minutes &pon fox45 news at ten some maryland leaders are speaking out against the federal government's decisson sandy victims in our state! myranda stephens is here with not be over.myranda? myyanda?hundreds of residents along the easterr shore were deeastated when supers
thousanddjobs nationwidee (cairns) "as part f the cutbackss... not clear"some are calling it a see-saw economy illed with up's and down's.... (jacob tight.. i was ob huntiig foo a while.." jacob was hired at a restaurnat tww months ago: (jacoo cooper))ya really got to prove yourself to get hired..." and thee there's chris:(voice only) (chris cooper)"its called charm ccty customer)"how are youuwhen hh found himself unemployeed... he put a dream : into action: (chris...